Einstein/Montefiore Division of Critical Care Medicine

Aluko A. Hope, M.D.

Professional Interests

After graduating from Vassar College with a degree in Biology and Hispanic Studies, Dr. Hope earned his medical degree and an M.S. in Clinical Epidemiology from the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine. He completed a Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency at Columbia University Medical Center and then trained in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, with a particular focus on integrating Palliative Medicine into the critical care setting.

He works as a clinician, educator and researcher within the Division of Critical Care Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His teaching focuses on integrating geriatric and palliative care principles into the care of critically ill older patients. His research focuses on 1) integrating palliative care principles into the care of critically ill older adults and 2) developing approaches to better identify critically ill older adults who are vulnerable to poor outcomes after critical illness.

As a graduate of the Montefiore-Einstein Certificate Program in Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Dr. Hope also works as an Assistant Bioethics Consultant within the Montefiore-Einstein Center for Bioethics.